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Estimation of scale functions to model heteroscedasticity by regularised kernel-based quantile methods

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  • R. Hable
  • A. Christmann

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A main goal of regression is to derive statistical conclusions on the conditional distribution of the output variable Y given the input values x . Two of the most important characteristics of a single distribution are location and scale. Regularised kernel methods (RKMs) - also called support vector machines in a wide sense - are well established to estimate location functions like the conditional median or the conditional mean. We investigate the estimation of scale functions by RKMs when the conditional median is unknown, too. Estimation of scale functions is important, e.g. to estimate the volatility in finance. We consider the median absolute deviation (MAD) and the interquantile range as measures of scale. Our main result shows the consistency of MAD-type RKMs.

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  • R. Hable & A. Christmann, 2014. "Estimation of scale functions to model heteroscedasticity by regularised kernel-based quantile methods," Journal of Nonparametric Statistics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(2), pages 219-239, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:gnstxx:v:26:y:2014:i:2:p:219-239
    DOI: 10.1080/10485252.2013.875547
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